PROJMGNT 7047 - Systems Design for Projects
Career: | Postgraduate Coursework |
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Units: | 3 |
Term: | Trimester 3 |
Campus: | North Terrace |
Contact: | Intensive: 36 to 40 hours |
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange: | Yes |
Available for Non-Award Study: | Yes |
Assessment: | Individual and group ssignments |
Syllabus: |
The content of the course focuses on exploration of complex systems and the key aspects of these and the benefits for managing complex projects appropriately. There is recognition of reductionist thinking and its benefits and disadvantages; General Systems theory is discussed; Checkland's soft system methodology and Senge's system dynamics provide a context and specific skills. Major topics addressed include Network of essentially parallel systems; Emergence; Self-organisation; Inhabiting the complexity space between order and chaos; Power laws and Paretian behaviour; Scale free and fractal behaviour; Self-organised criticality; Tiny initiating events; Prigogine's dissipating structures theory; Kauffman's fitness landscape; the Environment driving system scope and structure; Dynamism; Attractor cages & Phase space; Path history; Systemic and cascading risk and black swan events; Sense making and common meaning; Identifying leverage points; Systems intelligence. |
Course Fees
Study Abroad student tuition fees are available here
Only some Postgraduate Coursework programs are available as Commonwealth Supported. Please check your program for specific fee information
EFTSL | |||
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0.125 |
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Course Outline
A Course Outline which includes Learning Outcomes, Learning Resources, Learning & Teaching for this course may be accessed here
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Critical Dates
Term | Last Day to Add Online | Census Date | Last Day to WNF | Last Day to WF |
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Trimester 3 | Mon 20/09/2021 | Wed 22/09/2021 | Fri 29/10/2021 | Wed 24/11/2021 |
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Class Details
Enrolment Class: Seminar | |||||||
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Class Nbr | Section | Size | Available | Dates | Days | Time | Location |
36015 | SE01 | 50 | 46 | 14 Sep - 16 Sep | Tuesday, Thursday | 9am - 6pm | Schulz, 214/218, Teaching Room |
12 Oct - 14 Oct | Tuesday, Thursday | 9am - 6pm | Schulz, 214/218, Teaching Room | Note: This class is only available for face-to-face (on-campus) students. | |||
36276 | SE02 | 10 | 4 | 14 Sep - 16 Sep | Tuesday, Thursday | 9am - 6pm | MyUni, OL, Online Class |
12 Oct - 14 Oct | Tuesday, Thursday | 9am - 6pm | MyUni, OL, Online Class | Note: This class is for offshore/interstate students only. Please refer to MyUni for details once enrolled. |
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